Sunday, June 5, 2016

(Devotees of Lord Subrahmanya walk towards
his temple at Pazhani and reach
there on Thai poosam day ,On their way
, every village they used to
conduct Panaka POoja to the God . SDEveral songs on lord Subrahmanya are sung then.The tamil songs are sung In Palakkad tamil .This is one of the
songs that are sung during the Pooja. The
devotee is scared of death and requests the Lord to remove fear of death from him.)

1.Aaru mukhavum
pannirandu kayyum velum,

Alankaaram
aabharanam anintha maarbum ,

THiru mukhavum
venneru punaintha meyyum ,

Jagamellam padaitha
Subrahmanyaa,

Muruga Saravana BHavane
Karthikeyaa,

Mukkannanaar puthirane
Ugra vela ,

Iruvarume unnai paninthom Pazhani velaa,

Ithu samayam
adiyaarai kathu Rakshippaye .

Oh Subrahmanya
who created all the universe,

Who has six
faces , twelve hands
and a Vel ,

And who has a divine face and a body coated with sacred ash,

Oh Muruga , Oh Sarvanabhava , Oh Karthikeyaa,

Oh son of three
eyed God, Oh Pazhani vela,

We both are
saluting you ,

And at this time please protect these
devotees.

2.Mayileri
vilayaadum Subrahmanyaa ,

Vadivela un paadham
Nambinene,

Uyir izhanthu
apakeerthiyaakum vealai,

Un seyalaal ithu
samayam uyirai kaathai,

Dhayavaaga ini
melum uyirai kaathu ,

Shanumugane
adiyen than thuyaram theerpaai,

Vaibhogamaana
Pazhani malai Velaa,

Varam alithu
uyir kathu rakshippaye.

Oh Subrahmanya who plays by climbing on the peacock,

Oh Vadivela I
believe d in your feet ,

At the time when I
lose my life and get bad fame .

By your act at
this time you protected my life
,

Kindly from now on please
protect my life,

Oh Shanmuga , please
destroy the sorrow of this slave,

Oh Velaa who sits on the very great Pazhani mountain,

Please give me the
boon and protect my life .

3.Varunthum adiyaar
uyirai Kaakum deivam,

Vayyakathil ummai
poal veroruvar illayendru ,

Arinthu naan ummai
panithen pazhani Vela,

Aadarithu
prana bhayam theerumayya,

THirinthu alainthu aaru moondru thingalaaga ,

Chirai i runthu
thalai poondu chchinnamaanen,

Pulli mayil methu yerum
Subrahmanya ,

Para parame
uyir katthu rakshippaye .

After
understanding there is no
other God in heavens ,

Who saves the
souls of sorrowing devotees,

Oh Pazhani Vela I
saluted you,

And so be on my side
and remove my fear of death,

Wandering and strolling
but for the past eighteen months,

I was imprisoned
and shackled and I
was torn in pieces,

Oh Subrahmanya
who climbs on the spotted peacock,

Oh divine of
divines, Please protect me by saving my
life.

4.Peru vengai puli
piditha pasuvai poala ,

Gathi kalangi
manam thalarnthu pulambinoame ,

Iruvarume ummai
koova chevi kelaatho,

Ithu samayam
thamasamai irukkalaamo,

Aruvaagi ,
uruvaagi, thanthai thai neeye aagi,

Kumaresa prana
bhayam theerum ayya ,

Murugesa idhu
samaym pazhani vela,

Mun vanthu uyir
kathu rakshippaye .

Like the Cow
which has been caught by huge
male tiger,

Greatly upset ,
with a weakened mind did we not cry ,

When both of
us are calling you together , did you not hear us?

Should you at this
time stay delayed?

After becoming
germ seed , after taking a form ,
after you yourself becoming our parentsd

Oh Lord Kumaresa
please remove the fear of death
from me,

Oh Murugesa , at this time oh Pazhanivela,

Come forward and
protect my soul.

5.Paambin vaaikku
irayathu therai poal,

Padhai padhaithu
vaaadukindrom balar naangal,

THembiye pulambukindrom
thuyaramaagi thennavane ,

Un chevikki kelaatho
thaan,

Naan bhoomiyil
unnai nambi magizhndhirunthen,

THappivara
naayakane nyayamo thaan,

Sambashivan
puthirane Pazhani vela,

Ithu samayam uyir
kathu rakshippaye.

Like the frog
which is the food caught by mouth of a snake ,

We who are like
children are struggling and fading,

We are crying
sobbing and shouting due to sorrow, Oh God of south,

Does your
ear not hear all this,

IN this earth believing in you I was happy,

Is your escaping me
a just act , my Lord,

Oh son of Lord Shiva, Oh Pazhani vela,

At this time protect my soul and save me.

6.Valayil agapetta
uyirathu poal thayangukiren,

Vadivela ithu
samayam thuyar theerppai,

Kolai , kalavu,
paathakangal , vanchanai pilli
soonyangal yellam,

Thulayaatha chiru
pini , noi, vinaikalellam,

Thurathum ayyaa ippothu, Mayilerum Vahanane ,

Pazhani vela varamalithu uyir kathu rakshippaye.

I am hesitating like
a living being caught
in a net,

Oh Vadivela, at this time , please destroy my sorrows,

Murder , robbery
crimes , and lie which were there ,

Very cruel insinuations
, cheating and black magic acts by others,

Those incurable
small sickness , diseases
and karmas ,

Would chase
me now , Oh lord who rides
on a peacock,

Oh Pazhani vela , please give me boons and protect my life.

7.Nagamathu
garudanai kandu alaintha poale naan,

BHayanthu alai
thurumbai alaigindrene ,

Sokamathu
theerathu thavikkum velai,

Shanmukhane
idhu samayam adiyenukku,

Meghamathu payirkku
udhavi cheitha poale ,

Velavane prana
bhayayam theerumayya ,

Vegamudan vara
venum Pazhani vela,

Vinai theerthu
uyir kathu rakshippaye.

Like the snake roaming
about when it sees Garuda ,

I am wandering and
like a twig I am wandering ,

And when I am
suffering due to sorrow not going away ,

Oh Shanmukha , it
is a proper time for this slave,

Similar to the help extended by clouds to crops,

Oh Velava , please
remove this fear of death from me,

Oh Pazghani , you have
to come with great speed ,

Remove my Karmas , guard
my life and protect me.

8.Poonai kayyil chikkiyathor kilayai
poale ,

Pulambukirom
prana bhayam migavaagi,

Naana adimai ,
unnai nambiyirukkum velai ,

Naayagr paara mukhamai
irukkulaamo,

Maan eendra Valliyammai
, deivaanai ,

Manavaala , saravanane karunai seivaai
,

GHaana mayil vaahanane, Pazhani vela ,

Kadavule uyir kathu
rakshippaye.

WE are shouting
due to fear for death increasing
.

Like the parrot
which has been caught by a cat,

I am a slave and
at the time when I am believing you,

Oh Lord , is it
proper for you to be indifferent,

Oh consort of Valli
given birth by a deer ,

As well as DEivanai , Oh Saravana show mercy on me,

Oh Lord who rides on singing peacock, Oh Vela of
Pazhani ,

Oh God
please protect my soul and save me.

9.THookil akapetta
uyirathu poal thudikkirom,

Prana bhayam
migavaagi,

Vendum varam koduppatharkku aakum deivam vayyakathil,

Ver oruvarum illai endru nambinene ,

Vendum varam , vinai theerthu thuyaram theerppai ,

Velavane , Soora
samhhara vela,

AAndavane
ummai paninthm pazhanivela ,

Adiyaarkku uyir
kathu rakshippaye .

Like the soul
caught in the noose struggling,

Due to fear of death
increasing , I believed that ,

IN the heaven there is no other God ,

Like you to grant
the boons that I desire,

My desired boon is
you should erase the Karma and remove my sorrow,

Oh Velava , Oh
Vela who killed Soora ,

Oh Aandava , we
saluted you , Oh Pazhani Vela ,

Please protect our
souls and protect me.

10.Paarthu ummai
ver oruvar illai
yendru nambinen,

Varam eendru
vinai theerthu , thuyaram theerppai,

THanjam yendru unai paninthen , thiruthanikai vaasaa ,

SAth guruve , yen prana
bhayam theerum ayya,

Vanchakanai chirai
viduthu thalayai vaangi ,

Paathakathai
pariharithu , padame thanthu,

Paraa parame uyir kaathu
rakshippaye .

After seeing
you , I decided that no one else there,

Please give me boon , exhaust my karma and destroy my sorrow ,

I saluted you saying
that I surrender to you, Oh
Lord of Thiruthani.

Oh divine of
divines who released the cheater from prison , cut off his head,

Removed all
evils ,
gave him a position, Please give me life and save me.

( There fourteen verses
are a part of Venkatesa
Sahasranamam and Sri R.Venkata
Rathnam found that the entire Ramayana is retold in these 14 verses.He calls it Venkatesa
Ramayanam . His translation can
be found in http://in.kamakoti.org/newlayout/template/articles.html
and what follows is my translation.)

1.Ravi vamsa
samudhbhootho Raghavo Bharathagraja
,

Kausalya thanayo Ramo , Viswamithra Priyankara

Raghava born in
solar dynasty is elder brother of BHaratha ,

He is Rama the son
of Kausalya and was greatly liked by
Viswamithra.

2.Taaka ari Subahugno
, Bala Athi bala Manthravaan,

Ahalyaa shapa
vichedhi pravishta Janakalaya

The Killer of Thataka
and Subahu , who had Mastered The Manthras called Bala and Athibala,

Cut off the curse
of Ahalya and reached the home
of Janaka.

3.Swayamvara sabhaa
aasmastha , eesa chapa prabhanjana ,

Janaki parineethaa
cha Janakadheesa samsthuthaa .

He went to the
SWayamvara hall and broke the
bow of Lord Shiva ,

He married
Janaki and is greatly praised
by Lord Janaka.

4.Jamadagni
tanuja athyodhaa , ayodhya
adhipa agranee ,

Pithru vakhya
pratheepala , thyaktha rajya salakshmana .

He won over the son of Jamatagni and
was recognized as king of Ayodhya,

But for obeying
the orders of his father, he gave up the
kingdom along with Lakshmana.

5.Sa seethas
chithrakootastho bharathahitharajyakaa
,

Kaaka darpa
praharataa cha dandakaranya
vasaka.

Rama went to Chithrakoota
with Sita and handed over
the kingdom to Bharatha ,

Rama destroyed the
pride of Kakasura and
started living in
Dandakaranya.

6,Pancha vatyaam viharee cha swadharma
Pariposhaka ,

Viradhaha Agasthya
mukhya muni sammanithaa.

Rama started living in Panchavati and nurtured
His Dharma there,

He killed Viradha and was honoured by Agasthya and other great sages.

7.Indra chapa
Dharaa khadga dhara cha
akshayayakha ,

Kharanthako
Dhooshanari, Trishiraskaripurvrushaa.

He held Indra’s
bow , carried his sword and the inexhaustible
arrow case ,

That great Kshatriya killed Khara , Dhooshana and Trisiras.

8.Thathaa
surpanakha nasas chethaa valkala
darakha ,

Jataavvaan
Parnashastho mareecha bala Mardhaka.

The nose of Surpanakha
was cut by him who was dressed in Wooden bark,

He lived in
thatched hut , sported matted hair and destroyed
the power of Mareecha.

9.Pakshi raat
krutha samvaadho Ravi thejaa Mahabala,

Shabaryaa neetha
phla bhk hanoomath
parithoshithaa .

Then that very
strong one of solar clan discussed
with the king of birds,

Partook the
fruit offered by Shabhari and he filled Hanuman with joy.

10.Sugreevabhyadho
daithyaakhyaa kshepana Baasura
,

Saptha tala
SAmuchedhaa vaali hruth kapi samvrutha.

He offered
protection to Sugreeva , kicked
the Asuras skeleton ,

And pierced the
seven trees and also pierced the heart of Vali and was surrounded by Monkeys.

11.Vayu soonu krutha sevaa thyaktha
pampaa kushanah ,

Udhanvaatheergha
shooro Vibheeshana vara Pradha.

Rama accepts service of
Hanuman, leaves Pampa and
crosses the ocean,

After sitting in
penance on Darbha grass and gave boons to Vibheeshana.

12.Sethu krutha ,
daithyaa praptha Lanko alankaravaan swayam,

Athikaya shira chetha
Kumbakarna Vibhedhana .

He who is
handsome constructed the bridge
, reached Lanka occupied by
Asuras

Cut off the head
of Athikaya and cut Kumbhakarna
to pieces.

13.Dasa Kanta
Shirodwamsee Jambhavath pramukhavruthaa ,

Janakeesha
suradhyakshaa saketha purathanaa.

Surrounded by great ones like Jambhavan he cut off the heads of ten headed one ,,

And the king of
Devas and Lord Of Janaki reached the city of Saketha.

14.Punya sloko
Veda Vedhyaa swami theertha nivasaka ,

Lakshmeesarah kekhilo
Lakskshmeeso Loka Rakshaka.

He who can be reached
by divine verses lives in Swami Pushkarini ,

He is the God of
Lakshmi who immerses in the pond of
Lakshmi and is the protector of the
universe.